Geography
Lomas de Chapultepec is located in the northwestern hills of Mexico City valley and was mostly created following the contour of the terrain, leaving the natural drainage as open space. The developed area was planted with large number and variety of trees, and now is one of the most wooded areas in the city.
The area was well planned and designed by some of the best professionals of the time, its main avenues run the crests of the hills while the streets follow the gently curves of the terrain, thus affording varying points of view and some magnificent vistas of the city on the flat part of the valley.
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